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Brad Pitt on What He Learned Working With Anthony Hopkins

Brad Pitt spoke about the improv nature of comedy and remarked on how similar it was when he watched Anthony Hopkins during one of their films together.

Movie Review: Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Allied’ Starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard

The film is a nice escape to the films of Hollywood yesteryear.

Watch: Brad Pitt’s Awkward 1990 Interview

The twenty-six year-old Pitt gave an interview dressed like the brand-new decade of the 1990s threw up all over him.

Screenplay: ‘The Big Short’

Get the screenplay to ‘The Big Short’!

Johnny Depp Tops Forbes’ 2015 List of Overpaid Actors

Forbes has named Johnny Depp as the most overpaid actor on its 2015 list

Angelina Jolie Talks Directing ‘Unbroken’ and Never Being Comfortable as an Actor

Roughly one month ahead of the release of her film Unbroken, Angelina Jolie has announced that she might retire from the acting world in the coming year. The award winning performer, who has starred in well over two dozen movies, will instead focus her artistic energy behind the camera. Speaking with Du Jour Magazine, Jolie opened up about acting. “I’ve never been comfortable as an actor; I’ve never loved being in front of the camera.

To Keep Up the Conflict On the Set of ‘Fury’, Logan Lerman and Brad Pitt “Did not talk at all”

Fury hit the top of the box office last weekend and it’s proven to be a breakout film for actor Logan Lerman. Even though his debut was with Mel Gibson in The Patriot in 2000, this movie has made audiences stand up and take notice. The film was extremely physical to shoot. In an interview with HitFix, Lerman explained how grueling it was, “It was intense. It was extremely difficult. I can’t say it was

Screenplay: ’12 Years a Slave’

12 Years a Slave: Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup, the New York State citizen who was kidnapped and made to work on a plantation in New Orleans in the 1800s.

Brad Pitt: “So much of making movies is about discovery on the day, what you’re figuring out. If you know everything going in, then it’s not worth doing”

Among Hollywood’s current biggest stars, I’d say that Brad Pitt has the best track record in recent years in choosing the right roles for himself.

Brad Pitt on the Economics of Stars’ Salaries During the Current Recession

The economic instability that hit most of the world in 2008-2009 and still lingers didn’t just hit the lower classes — A-list stars who used to command paychecks hovering upwards of $20 million per film are far less common than they were before the recession. For a major star like Brad Pitt, who earned a reportedly $20 million salary for Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2005, hasn’t gotten paychecks close to that in recent years.

Clip: Brad Pitt and Richard Jenkins in ‘Killing Them Softly’

Here is a clip from the new Brad Pitt film, Killing Them Softly, that got some pretty good buzz after premiering at Cannes.

Watch: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Rooney Mara and more as Cinematic Villains

Each stylized video is silent except for the music that accompanies it and they are just incredibly interesting.

Brad Pitt Talks About Quitting Acting, His Early Frustrations and Doing It All For His Kids

“I had my first film audition. I called up and said, ‘how did I do?’ They said, ‘’Have you ever thought about acting school?’

Brad Pitt on Taking a Role: “It’s a big commitment. I’ve found it’s gotta mean something to me or what’s the point? You’ve only got so much time”

While it may be true that most entertainers have a “shelf life” — meaning that after a certain period of time their popularity, skill, or both are bound to wane — Brad Pitt has always seemed to be one of the rare exceptions.

Watch: Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill yuck it up while talking about ‘Moneyball’

In these videos, the two stars talk about the film while asking reader questions. Most of the questions and answers are ridiculous but you can clearly tell that they both enjoy each others company so from that standpoint, it’s a fun watch them tease each other.